Umbrella.



C. A. SKALSTAD.

UMBRELLA. I APPLICATION FILED APR. 18, 1913.

1 1 05,709. Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

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O. A. SKALSTAD.

UMBRELLA.

APPLICATION FILED APR.18,1913.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

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llll 0| UNITED sTATnsrA rENT OFFICE.

CARL A. SKALS'IAD, or onxoaeo, ILLINOIS.-

UMBRELLA. v I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au 4, 1914.

Application filed A rnis, 1913. Serial N6. 761,925.

I in umbrellas, and more particularly to the provision of a construction which enables the center of the umbrella to be held directly over the center of the head of the user.

In ordinary constructions, where a straight rigid rod or staff is employed, it is, of course, impossible for the user to stand directly in the center of the umbrella. By my construction, I employ a jointed rod which, after the umbrella has been raised, is capable of being supported in an ofi:'-set position, sothat all parts of the person are equally protected from the rain or sun, as the case may be. e

The character of my invention will be more readily understood by having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sectional view showing the umbrella in raised position. Fig. 2 is a detail view of a part of the center rod showing the manner in which the umbrella is held in raised position. Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on the line 3-8 in Fig. 5. Fig. 4- is a detail view, partly in section. Fig. 5 is a further detail view of a portion of the center rod showing the manner in which it is supported in its off-set position. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the upper portion of the center rod. Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 77 of Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 88 of Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is a detail view of a portion of the center rod.

Throughout the drawings similar reference characters refer to similar parts.

The umbrella illustrated is of the usual construction comprising the cover 11 mounted on ribs 12secured to the center rod or staff 13 with suitable braces 14, secured to the runner 15 which slides along the rod 13. This runner is provided with a spring catch 16 which is provided with a hooked end portion 17 adapted to engage with the project-- ing lug 18 carried by the rod 13. This rod, instead of bein composed of a single section, as in the usual construction, is divided into a plurality of sections, which sections are suitably hinged together. The upper portion of this rod comprises a hollow cylindrical. staff 19 within which the lower section 20 is adapted ,to slide. Telescoping within the section 20 is the link 21 which at its upper end issecured to the link 22, which in turn is secured by the wire 23 to the upper end of the staff 13. These links 21 and 22 are hinged together in any suitable manner, and thelink 21 has secured thereto a wire 24 provided with an enlarged end portion 24 A bent wire 25 in the section 20 of the rod is adapted to engage with this stop 2 1 so as to prevent this link 21 being withdrawn from the rod 20. Furthermore, this wire 25 is so arranged within the rod 20 that it prevents the flat link 21 from turning freely within the rod.

7 When the umbrella is in closed position, the sections of the rod are in a-linement, and the section 21 telescopes within the section 20, and the upper portion of the section 20 telescopes within the portion 19, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. A latch 26 is provided on the upper end of the rod 20, which latch engages with a suitable locking notch 27 in the lower end of the portion 19 of the center rod. A spring 28 is employed to normally maintain this latch in position to engage with this notch so as to lock the parts together.

In opening the umbrella, the runner 15 is first slid upward along the section 20 of the rod, and then over a portion of the section 19 until thespring catch 16 engages with the locking projection 18. The rod 20 is then grasped by the sleeve 29 on the rod 20 and rotated, this portion being roughened or knurled for this purpose. This rotation disengages the catch 26 from the notch 27, and this permits the rod 20 to be drawn downward out of engagement with the upper section 19 and until the wire stop 21 engages with the wire 25. The lower portion of the section 19 is provided with a slot on one side thereof, while the upper end of the rod 20 is provided with a corresponding slot on the opposite side. By this construction, when the rod 20 has been drawn downward so that it has disengaged itself from the upper portion of the rod 19, it can then be swung laterally, the link 21 swinging around the pivotal connection with the link 22, the slots in the two portions 19 and 20 serving as guides for this link 21. The rod 20, after being swung laterally, is then i sfirinly held in lace.

secured to one of the ribslQ Thislink is so positioned that when the umbrellas in raised positionjt is located immediately above the opening in the bracdl Lf The end of the rod 201 being channeled, slides over this "link 33 and is thus-rigidly and When it is esired to close the umbrella, it' is merely necessary't'o pull downward uponv the" rod 20., v so as to disengage it fr om the-Brace 31 and to theIi swingthe sanie intoalinement with the section 19: and 11:

again telescope thesections'one within the other. The runner l6 canthenhe slid down the rodinthe usual manner.

It. will he noticed that when the umbrella is in*raised p0siti0n that'the link 21 is in-,

clined up"wai' 'dly,"andin this'manner is en, e p t W does ii bti terfe ej with the *umbi'ella being ,carried directly over the head of the use rfandth'e umbrella can he lowered'to sucha point'thatft helower changesan'd modifications will portion of the section short-'dis'tance'ahoire the heel d, Furthermore, it'will be 'seenthat finned 201s firmly and rigidly secured in its ofi' s'et position so that a 'veryhrmian'd eflicient construction is ob; tained." While I have illustrated anddesoribedone particular embodimentfof niy invention, it will, of course, fbe understood "that various I I readily. suggest themseli estothose skilled in th'e art and still comewithin the soope of my infvention. What I claim as myinvention is:

1. An umbrella comprising sectjic mal staff, ribs secured to stafi, a runner sliding onfls'aiu, stall and; provided :with

braces" securedto said ribs," means i for holdv tion adapted to be drawn downward-and the'n swungilaterally into a position out of alinernent -w-ith,vsz i-id upper section, a loop in one of said braces, sald lower seotlon adapted to be swung tupwardlyqsoflthatits iipper end p-rojectsgthroughl said loop, and a 'gi ud'ing glink ,pivoted at one, end to one of said; and T adapted, to engage .with.v the oved} u t'iiyvaidly, whereby said vtrod is sup-1 upper, end of ,said rod, section; when thus ported in its off-set position, anda linlr connect ngithe p q ite ndi t sy g link ,to said staff;

g 2L1 An "umbrella comprising, a, sectional,

afi ha a i pem id l wnseot Y ribssecurl d, to said i1pper.'sect1'on,;- sa d lower siectionpadaptecl to henswung into a position t du'i in 1 of said ri'hs'and co s i wer ecti ai pf ti m i umbrella comprisinggak's fitlonal taff a r in t: f lii emefitiwi hr aid, pper-. ee o t k .pij vote d' at one ,endtoone 9 d k said-s a fqr urnqrti gf;

section adapted to'be swung into la. position;

, out ;of aline nent with. said. upper :section, a

guiding link pivotedjatl one -end j to, .one of.

Isaid ribs and ooiineote "atit'sfopposite,end

by a second link a; said n ct d at 'sbppw t nd stall for supporting .saidlower section; in ,ofi'set position, .a ,runner -sliding on; said" stafi ,and proylded; Wll' h braces secured to sa idribs, and a loopl inilone of os idi moes hr 'ushw i t ppn e 1 Signed by. at omega, gn ing s, this v i I A -Q] Watson, i; JENQRBYI, I 

